Strickland vs Imavov

Who won Strickland vs Imavov?

Sean Strickland beat Nassourdine Imavov by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th January 2023 in the United States.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 in favor of the winner Sean Strickland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Strickland vs Imavov stats

Sean Strickland stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Nassourdine Imavov made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Sean Strickland's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Nassourdine Imavov marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Sean Strickland's UFC record stood at 16-7-0, while Nassourdine Imavov's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Imavov had a slight advantage in power over Strickland, with a 42% knock out percentage over Strickland's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Imavov had an advantage over Strickland, with a 33% submission rate over Strickland's 16%.

Sean Strickland was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Imavov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Strickland. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Strickland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 10 months earlier than Imavov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, 99 to Imavov's 48.

Strickland vs Imavov form

Sean Strickland had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alex Pereira at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Uriah Hall at UFC Vegas 33 on 31st July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

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Strickland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Imavov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Strickland vs Imavov?

Sean Strickland was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Nassourdine Imavov made his way into the ring at 3/4 (-130) with oddsmakers.